TV Tuners (NTSC, ATSC, AQM)
If a TV set has built-in NTSC and ATSC tuners, will I be able to connect analog cable TV WITHOUT the use of a cable box directly into the TV and and view analog cable channels?
I would need a TV with an AQM tuner to view (unscrambled) DIGITAL Cable WITHOUT a cable box?
If you haven't committed to a TV yet, you might want to explore.
If you can get enough satisfactory HT stations from OTA digital, fine. that might mitigate the cost of a set with the tuner(s) built in.
If not, you might want to inquire as to your cable company's policy towards cable-delivered digital signals. Our comcast encrypts all of 'em. I got no more stations on my new set (wit hthree tuners) than I did on my old NTSC only set.
If you can't get it without a STB, and you want more stations than OTA can deliver (and I certainly did), then you might be able to save more than a few shekles by purchasing a set without a built in tuner.